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1 lut 2021 · Fastest Daytona 500 Ever Run. Driving the iconic No. 28 “Gray Ghost” Oldsmobile prepared by fellow Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inductee Waddell Wilson, Buddy Baker won the 1980 Daytona 500 at an average speed of 177.602 mph. Baker, who drove for Ranier Racing, set the record despite five caution flags.
14 lut 2024 · A total of 44 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers all-time have won a pole for the DAYTONA 500, but only 11 drivers have won multiple DAYTONA 500 poles. Bob Welborn won the first DAYTONA 500 pole on February 20, 1959 with a speed of 140.121 mph. Welborn was driving the No. 49 Chevrolet owned by J. Ridgeway.
Limits of speed. The record is 44.72 km/h (27.78 mph), measured between meter 60 and meter 80 of the 100 meters sprint at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics by Usain Bolt.
13 lut 2021 · Fastest winning average speed: 177.602 mph, Buddy Baker (1980). Slowest winning average speed: 124.740 mph, Junior Johnson (1960).
Fastest qualifying speed: 210.364 mph by Bill Elliott in 1987. Fastest qualifying speed with restrictor plates: 201.293 mph by Jeff Gordon in 2015. Most lead changes: 74 in 2011. Closest finish: Jamie McMurray's .005 second margin over Kyle Busch in 2007. Most caution flags: 16 in 2011.
The 2023 running is the longest Daytona 500 contested, lasting 212 laps/530 miles. William Byron is the defending winner. History highlights. 1959: Lee Petty, patriarch of the racing family, won the inaugural 500 Mile NASCAR International Sweepstakes at Daytona [12] on February 22, 1959, defeating Johnny Beauchamp.
21 paź 2020 · Learn about the top speed of humans and how that compares to the average person. We also look at what impacts running speed, as well as things you can do to boost your speed.
